Q: Is 21,995 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,995 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,995 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 21995 can be evenly divided by 1 5 53 83 265 415 4,399 and 21,995, with no remainder.

Since 21,995 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,995, it is not a prime number.


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